Mining
A COMPANY has been formed at Gulgong for the purpose of bringing water from the head of Reedy Creek to the Gulgong Township. The length of the race will be about seven and a half miles, and will…
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A COMPANY has been formed at Gulgong for the purpose of bringing water from the head of Reedy Creek to the Gulgong Township. The length of the race will be about seven and a half miles, and will…
Continued on Trove, page 978 →GULGONG.—A few promising discoveries, the principal of which is west of the Tommy Dodd lines of lead, have lately been made, which, although not rich, have opened up occupation for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →MINING matters at Gulgong have been slightly livelier during the past week, consequent on a few promising discoveries, which, though not rich, has, says the local organ, opened up occupation for some hundreds. The…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →AT Murderer's Bar, on the North Fork of the American River, is a great crevice or depression in the bedrock known to contain vast quantities of gold. The spot was flumed and partially worked several years…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →A week had passed over since the incidents recorded in our last chapter, and Tom Drewe was now on the day shift. Not a night passed without his visiting two or three times the Stockman's Rest, the name of…
Continued on Trove, page 986 →EMU CREEK,—In its latest weekly report the Mining Record says:—We are glad to be able to report that the resume activity to which we adverted in our last issue still continues, all the machines then at work are still…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE usual fortnightly escort left Gulgong on Thursday last, conveying 5584oz 3dwts 9gr es the produce of this gold-field for the post fortnight. This amount, says the local organ of the 30th ultimo, is l647oz larger than…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →DURING the past month mining of all descriptions has gone on most satisfactorily, and escort returns are keeping up beyond the average of last year. A matter which is well worthy of remark is that more general attention is…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Currajong correspondent of the Forbes Times, says:—Last week I thought I had great news to report, but what I have now to say will put all former reports in the shade, for now instead of 5oz…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →AMONGST the many pleasant trips by which the Sydney man, with a day or two of leisure upon his hands, may recruit his energies, there is scarcely one that is preferable to a visit to the coal mines at Bulli,…
Continued on Trove, page 1015 →IN my last I spoke of the demise of the Cargo Company, but if they are dead their ghost stills walks the earth, and entered an appearance in the flesh at Toogong the other day before the court of petty sessions…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →THE working of the new frontage regulations at Gulgong is proving anything but satisfactory, and has led to an amount of confusion and litigation almost without a parallel. Not only are there constant…
Continued on Trove, page 1006 →THE usual fortnightly escort left Gulgong on Thursday last, conveying 5584oz 3dwts 9gr as the produce of this gold-field for the past fortnight. This amount, says the local organ of the 30th ultimo, is 1647oz larger than…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →EMU CREEK.—The Mining Record states that there are now about 70 people on the Levels, which are situated about 15 miles on the other side of t he Billabong, and 55 miles from Grenfell…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →GULGONG.—In its latest weekly mining report, the Guardian says:—The all-absorbing item of mining news this week is the really magnificent yield from No. 5, N. Happy Valley Lead, of 2578 oz. from 310 loads, or an avorage yield…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →WE have had, says the Grenfell Mining Record of the 7th instant, for the last few days varions reports and rumours from two different localities, which have led to a [?] to those places—considerable numbers of our…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Currajon[?] correspondent of the Forbes Times says:— The rush continues, diggers and business folk are coming from all directions. At a rough estimate the total number now on the ground is from 650 to 700,…
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